We can talk to God by praying to him. The Bible says that Christians can talk to God because Jesus has brought us to him (Jesus is like a high priest who prepares us to approach God [Heb. 4:12-16]). Because Jesus enables us to approach God, the Bible says we talk to God “through Jesus” […]
Did those who heard Jesus’ great commission preach to the ends of the earth?
Yes they appear to have. Jesus’ great commission: Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Mark 16:15-20 And he said to them, “Go into all the […]
How did John the Baptist know Jesus was the Messiah?
Mat 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. (14) John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” (15) But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to […]
Why are some authors of Bible books unknown?
Equally I could ask why they should be named. Is it to satisfy our modern ideas of what is right about publishing books? God is not bound by modern publishing conventions.
Why did God allow for translational inconsistencies in 2 Kings 24:8 & 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 8:26 & 2 Chronicles 22:2; and 2 Samuel 10:18 & 1 Chronicles 19:18?
2Ki 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 2Ch 36:9 KJV Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did […]
What was Judas Iscariot’s occupation before he was one of Jesus’ disciples?
The Bible does not provide any information about Judas Iscariot’s occupation. We know only from John’s gospel that he was the son of Simon Iscariot. His role as keeper of the finances suggests that he may have had money handling experience as well as aptitude.
Why did the people not eat the lifestock in the wilderness?
The focus here is on the people’s dissatisfaction with the manna that God had miraculously provided. They remembered the very interesting diet when they were in Egypt of fish and vegetables of leeks, onions and garlic. “Why couldn’t God give us something more pleasant?” Whether they had enough livestock for meat is less important in […]
What is the relationship between King Darius and King Cyrus in the Bible?
Darius and Cyrus were names of Persian kings. In fact, there were several kings called Cyrus and Darius, but the ones relevant to the biblical record were Cyrus II (also known as Cyrus the great): 576–530 BC; Darius I (also known as Darius the great): 550–486BC. Cyrus II is mentioned in the Bible in 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; […]
How much was Jesus man, and how much was he God?
Jesus is man not God. 1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, For this verse to make any sense, since there is but one God, Jesus cannot be God. The idea that Jesus, the son of God, is in some way God, […]
Where do we get the belief that all the apostles were martyred except John? What early historical writers do we put faith in as being authoritative?
We are largely dependent on non-biblical sources for the records of the martyrdoms of twelve. This is not surprising when we consider that most of the NT books were written before 70 AD. Acts 12:2 records the death of James, son of Zebedee, who was executed by Herod. In 2 Tim 4:6 Paul refers to […]